Childcare prices in Arkansas, county by county
In 2021, full-time infant care at a childcare center cost a median of $5,330 a year across Arkansas counties, from $4,550 in Sebastian County to $7,670 in Benton County.
| Arkansas County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Ashley County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Baxter County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Benton County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Boone County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Bradley County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Calhoun County | $5,135 | $4,615 | $4,615 | 2018 |
| Carroll County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Chicot County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Clark County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Clay County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Cleburne County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Cleveland County | $7,085 | $6,045 | $5,590 | 2018 |
| Columbia County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Conway County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Craighead County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Crawford County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Crittenden County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Cross County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Dallas County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Desha County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Drew County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Faulkner County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Franklin County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Fulton County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Garland County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Grant County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Greene County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Hempstead County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Hot Spring County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Howard County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Independence County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Izard County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Jackson County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Jefferson County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Johnson County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Lafayette County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Lawrence County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Lee County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Lincoln County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Little River County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Logan County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Lonoke County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Madison County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Marion County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Miller County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Mississippi County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Monroe County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Montgomery County | $5,135 | $4,615 | $4,615 | 2018 |
| Nevada County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Newton County | $5,135 | $4,615 | $4,615 | 2018 |
| Ouachita County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Perry County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Phillips County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Pike County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Poinsett County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Polk County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Pope County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Prairie County | $5,135 | $4,615 | $4,615 | 2018 |
| Pulaski County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Randolph County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Saline County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| Scott County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Searcy County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Sebastian County | $4,550 | $4,290 | $4,420 | 2021 |
| Sevier County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Sharp County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| St. Francis County | $5,135 | $4,615 | $4,615 | 2018 |
| Stone County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Union County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Van Buren County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Washington County | $7,670 | $6,630 | $5,980 | 2021 |
| White County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
| Woodruff County | $5,135 | $4,615 | $4,615 | 2018 |
| Yell County | $5,330 | $4,810 | $4,810 | 2021 |
Yearly prices (weekly median × 52). Select a column to sort.
Sources
- National Database of Childcare Prices, 2008 to 2022 data file (county level), US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, checked 1 November 2026
- National Database of Childcare Prices Technical Report 2024, US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, checked 1 November 2026
Prices are weekly medians for full-time care in the year shown, in that year's dollars, as published by the Department of Labor. Yearly figures are weekly × 52. Some county figures are estimated by the Department from state data or nearby age groups. Data checked 1 November 2026.